Columbia University Food Sustainability Project

The Columbia University Food Sustainability Project supports the development of a just food system. To learn more about the Columbia Community Garden or for general CUFSP inquiries, contact Taylor Dunne: td2324@columbia.edu; for Morningside Heights CSA, contact morningsideheightscsa@gmail.com; and direct inquiries regarding the public housing garden to grantcommunitygarden@gmail.com. We welcome all community members to participate in CUFSP initiatives!

"But regional systems will work only if there is enough small-scale farming going on to make them viable. With a less energy-intensive food system in place, we will need more muscle power devoted to food production, and more people on the farm. (The need is especially urgent when you consider that the average age of today’s American farmer is over 55.) In order to move gracefully into a post-industrial agriculture economy, we also need to rethink how we educate the people who will grow our food."

In that spirit, come out and plant with us in Pupin Plaza on Wednesday at 3pm. It's supposed to be a beautiful day!

Sunday, May 11

Wednesday Planting Date & Final Meeting

Thanks to everyone who came out to plant Wednesday. The plot is looking like a realgarden! However we weren't able to get all the starts we wanted from the market (tooearly yet) but we can purchase them Wednesday so we will have another planting date.

Instead of a meeting tonight, anyone who wants to wrap up the semester's FSP work or tossaround ideas for next year should stop by the garden during the planting day Wednesday,even if you only have 10 minutes. It would be great to see everyone one last time beforewe all take off!

Volunteers needed:- Wednesday 8:30 AM at the gates to help me purchase starts at Union Square (1-2helpers--email me if you can come!).- Wednesday 3pm at Pupin Plaza to plant the remaining vegetable starts.

For anyone signed up to water the garden in the next week: Hopefully facilities willbring the promised supplies by Monday, including the hose that will be located northwestof the plot where a large spigot comes out of the ground. If not...recruit some friendsor send an email out to this group to ask for helpers shuttling water from Pupin.

Lastly, I'm going to divide the listserve into club members and garden volunteers.Volunteers are those who just want to know about days they can come work in the garden.Members/affiliates are those who want to be informed of club activity. If you have notbeen involved with recent FSP activity, you will be moved to the garden volunteerslistserve unless you specify otherwise. To join either listserve, email me at rmd2154@columbia.edu and specify which you would like to join.